Making some strong observations while hearing the bail petition of former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia in the liquor policy case, the Supreme Court has said that the chain of evidence has not been fully established. It also asked where the proof is against Mr Sisodia, except for the statement of businessman Dinesh Arora, who is an accused in the case himself. 

Arora is an accused-turned-approver in the case, and was recently granted bail.

Hearing the case on Thursday, the bench, comprising Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice SVN Bhatti, said the agencies’ case is that money had been received by Manish Sisodia and asked how it reached him from the so-called liquor group. 

You have taken two figures, ₹ 100 crore and ₹ 30 crore. Who paid them this? There can be so many people paying the money – not necessarily connected to liquor.